Operation Protect & Serve Event Coming Up October 29

Operation Protect & Serve: October 29, 2025

The Winston-Salem Police Foundation is proud to announce the Operation Protect & Serve charity event will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at Wake Forest BioTech Place in the Innovation Quarter of downtown Winston-Salem. This festive and memorable event will celebrate the WSPD community while raising awareness of important community building work taking place with the WS Police Foundation’s support.

Community support of Operation Protect & Serve is vital as the Winston-Salem Police Foundation continues to raise funds for key initiatives such as:

Building authentic relationships between WSPD officers and local youth through a Police Athletic League Outreach Program
Supporting our local students through key educational programs like the Millennial Scholars Program and Police Foundation Annual Scholarship Fund
Working in partnership with our WSPD officers to help launch the latest in crime prevention and gun violence reduction technology such as the Real Time Crime Center
Partnering with the WSPD to support officer and staff health & wellness programs

Tickets

Click the Register button below to purchase tickets and/or a table.

One admission ticket: $125

Table of eight: $1,000.

Admission ticket includes delicious bites from Roar restaurant group, one complimentary beverage (21+), keynote speakers, and program.

Event Details

This year marks an incredible milestone—the 10th ANNIVERSARY of the Winston-Salem Police Foundation (WSPF)! Since its founding in 2015, WSPF has been dedicated to supporting WSPD leadership’s key initiatives, ensuring vital programs and resources that would otherwise go unfunded receive the support they need.
Over the past decade, WSPF has raised and invested nearly $1 million back into the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) and the larger Winston-Salem community. Through our Youth Engagement programs, we’ve assisted more than 1,000 families, creating brighter futures through education, athletics, and the arts.

Who: Anyone that wants to support the Winston-Salem Police Foundation and the WSPD and enjoys a memorable evening out in downtown Winston-Salem.
What: Operation Protect & Serve charity event
When: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 5:30- 8:00pm
Where: BioTech Place in the Innovation Quarter (575 Patterson Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 27101) Directions
Why: To help raise key funds so the Winston-Salem Police Foundation can continue the crucial work of supporting the WSPD and engaging the local community.

Program and Keynote

Guests are welcomed to explore the multiple food stations presented by Roar.

The program will include a special keynote speaker:
Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr.
Secretary, North Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Don’t forget about the amazing silent auction that will take place!

Dress

Business casual

Parking

OCTOBER 2025 UPDATE: Event parking will be available in the Link Apartments Parking Deck across Patterson Avenue from BioTech Place. We will validate parking for all attendees. Please pick up your validation sticker at the registration table when you check in.

The IQ P2 Lot is NOT available this year due to construction.

Click here for Innovation Quarter Parking Map.

Sponsors

Sponsorships are still available for this community event. Funds raised from the Operation Protect & Serve event are utilized to directly impact our WSPD officers and the Winston-Salem community in a positive way. Please reach out to Scott Somerville at 336-918-2250 or s.somerville44@gmail.com for sponsorship opportunities.

Click here to download our 2025 sponsorship brochure.